I have uncovered pretty strong evidence that Mary V. (21) who is in Lauderdale County, MS with Flavalia Hall, Berriman (21) and Isaac A. (5)  in the 1860 Census, is indeed Berryman’s wife.I recently obtained a Copy of the Minutes of Salem Baptist Church, Alamucha (Lauderdale County,  compiled and edited by James T. Dawson.  

Wesley white Hall was a member of that Church from the time he and Amanda Joined in 1844 until he was dismissed in 1881 after Amanda died.  He served the church as Clerk, Treasurer and Conference Delegate, and is mentioned on over 50 of the 195 pages I the book.  Many, if not most of the names of his neighbors names in the 1850 and 1860 censuses were also members of the church.

Getting to the point, on page 47, Mary O’Neal (the apostrophe is omitted in the US Census) is one of a group of “brothers and sisters being received by experience and baptism” as reported in the minutes of Friday before the fifth Sabbath July 1853.  

Mary seems to have developed into an interesting young lady, for in the minutes of April 1859 (p.67) we read
“After services by the moderator and pastor, B.F. Willis, the church went into conference. Received Sister Sarah Pack by experience. Sister Mary O'Neal was reported to the church for dancing. The following sisters appointed to visit and cite her to the next meeting: Winnie Boswell, Martha S. Welch and Martha Welch.”

And in the minutes of May 1859:  “Service by B.F. Willis. Sister Mary O'Neal gave a satisfactory acknowledgment which was received by the church. Bro. George Lacy and wife, Sister Margaret Lacy, granted letter of dismission.”  

And if you are not convinced that dancing was a runaway vice back there in nineteenth century Alamcha, get a load of this: “June 1859  - Bro. J.P. Welch appointed moderator pro-tem in the absence of the pastor. Bro. G.W. Hearn presented a letter which was granted him from Salem. He was received after making some acknowledgment for misconduct. Bro. James M. O'Neal was reported to the church for dancing. Bros. James Boswell, Joseph Boswell and E.E. Pack appointed to visit Bro. O'Neal and cite him to the next meeting. Bro. H.B. Webb appointed keeper of the church. Bro. Thomas Phillips granted a letter of dismission.”
And yet this:  ”July 1859 Sermon given by R.H. Camp. Bro. O'Neal was excluded for dancing and contempt of the church. At a following protracted meeting the following were received and baptised: Francis 0. Culpepper, Sarah A. Crocker, Martha J. Crocker, Mary V. Crawford, Lucy L. O'Neal, Dorthis ?, C.P. Eaves, William L. Brunson, John J. Crawford.”
The incorrigible James M. O’Neal is Mary’s Brother, 1 year younger.  An undated roll of female members on p.105 lists Mary as “Mary V. O’Neal Hall”.  An undated roll of male members on p 106 lists “Hall, Berryman – killed at Richmond”, and also on p.107, “Berryman Hall – killed at Richmond”.
On the 1850 Lauderdale Census, on the same page as Wesley W. Hall and Flavalia Mabe (Series M432, Roll 375, p. 263B) we find the first line of the Oneal Family.  :
	Wm ONeal, 38, M, W, Farmer, 2000, Ala, and continuing on p. 364a
	Sarah Oneal, 36, F, W,  Ala
	Gilbert 17, M, W, Farmer, Ala
	Bethiah, 15, F, W,      , Mi (sic)
	Gales (?), 13, M,     , Mi
	Mary, 11, F, W,       , Mi
	Lucy, 7, F, W,     ,Mi
	Hillyard, 6, M, w,    , MI
	Sarah, 4, F, W,     , Mi
In the1860 Census, we find Sarah ONeal (44), Gilbert B (26), James M. (20), Lucy J. (15), Hilliard (Ink Smeared) (14), Sarah V. (12) and William B. (10).  Mary V. is conspicuously absent, but now we find Mary V. (21) with Flavalia Hall (46), Berryman (21), and Isaac (5) on page 171, dwelling 1200.
All of this convinces me that Mary V. is Berryman’s wife, not his sister.  The bets aren’t all in on Isaac.  Salem Baptist Church didn’t seem to have a Cradle Roll.  He was born in 1855 when Flavalia was 41, around the time we think David may have died.  Berryman and Mary V. were both 16 then.  Maybe it was all that dancing.

More to do:
1.  Look for Berryman in Confederate Grave Records, e.g. Wilshire
2.  Follow Berryman’s line – Isaac & descendants.

Reference: Salem Baptist Church Minutes, Almucha (Lauderdale County) Mississippi, Edited Edition, Publication Number 1, Abstracted and Compiled By James T. Dawson, Printed & Published By Lauderdale County Department of Archives and History, Inc., PO BOX 5511, Meridian, MS 39302, 410 Constitution Ave, 2nd Floor Raymond P. Davis Annex Building, Meridian, MS 39301, 1987,  www.lauderdalecounty.org